President Obama’s latest fuel-efficiency decree means consumers will have to turn in their SUVs and pickup trucks for tiny, European-style city cars within the next few years. It’s also likely to produce another, more costly consequence: a lot more death on America’s roads.There's more:
Statistics show lightweight vehicles fare poorly in crashes, and so do their occupants. Traffic-safety expert Leonard Evans says research indicates a vehicle’s weight is the overwhelming factor that determines accident survivability. “CAFE has caused, and is causing, increased deaths. Higher CAFE standards will generate additional deaths,” Mr. Evans states.
It appears government regulation isn't about safety. Just a reminder.
